Type-writing machine.



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GEORGE A. sEIB, OE ILION, NEw YORK, nssreNOa ro REMINGTON TYrEwErTEa COMPANY, OE ILION, NEW Yoan-A CORPORATION OE NEW YOEK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, IMIS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. SEIB, citizen of the United States, and resident of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specifioation.

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly to means for mounting a side 'edge gage or other paper controlling member or device so that it may be freely adjusted to its position of use, and then firmly held or locked thereat.-

One of the main objects of my invention, generally stated, is to providesimple and efficient means of the character specified.

Another object of my invention islto provide a construction in which the frequent adjustments of a gage on the paper table cannot result in marring it.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear my invention consists of the features of` construction, arrangements of parts, and combinations of devices set forth in the following description and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. y i

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the different views,

Figure l a fragmentary face view of the paper table and some-of its associated parts, the view showing a side edge gage mounted on the paper table-in accordance with my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail fragmentary top plan view, partly broken away and in section, of the gage and the means by which it is adjustably mounted.

Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line,`the view showing the parts as they appear when the gage is in the full- Fig. 4 is a vieuicorresponding to Fig. 3, but showing the parts'as they appear when `the gage is in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5.

Fig; 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the platen, paper table and asso` ciate parts, the section being taken on the line g/-y/ of Fig. land looking in the direction of the arrows at saidl line.

In all of the views, the parts are shown full size. i

I have embodied my invention, in the present instance, in a No. 10 or No. l1 Remington machine, but have only shown so much of the machine as may be necessary to arrive at an understanding of the invention. It should be understood, however, that the invention may be embodied in various styles of typewriting machines, and that accordingly various changes may be made in the construction to facilitate suoli einbodiment.

The platen 1, feed rollers 2` and 3, paper apron 4l, and the carriage, by which these parts are supported for movement over the top plate of the machine, may all be of the usual or any other desired construction.

The paper table 5, as shown, is located in the rear of the platen, and extends upwardly and rearwardly from apoint near the introductory side of the platen, and directs the work sheets to the bight between the platen and main feed rollers 3. The paper table may be supported onv the carriage in the usual or in any suitable manner.

The upper end portion (3 of the paper table is preferably offset or bent downwardly and backwardly so as to bring the plane thereof at an angle to the plane of the main body portion of the paper table. A guide 7, preferably formed of sheet metal, extends longitudinally of the paper table throughout the length thereof and is riveted i or otherwise secured at 8 to the offset or stepped part 6 of the paper table. The edges of the guide are folded over to form lips or under-cut sides between which and the bottom of the guide the base 9 of a slide is loosely fitted. This construction permits an adjustment of the slide longitudinally of the guide and paper table, but prevents movement of the slide in any other direc` tion. The slide is preferably formed of sheet metal and is provided with an up- Standing armor ear l0 formed integral with the bars. The plane of this ear is at rightangles to the plane of the portion 6 of the paper table and said ear l0 is perforated to receive a reduced end of a bearing sleeve 11, which is riveted to the ear and extends laterally and outwardly from one side thereof. If desired the outer surface of the bearing sleeve may' be knurled, thus providing a finger piece which may be grasped by the operator to facilitate an adjustment of the slide along the guide v7 when free or unlocked.

The paper controlling member, or side edge gage, is designated as a `whole bythe reference numeral 12. As shown, this meinber comprises an angular sheet metal plate formed with a base plate 13 adapted to lie parallel with the main body-portion of the paper table, and close to but preferably out of contacttherewith except at the lower curved edge 14 of the plate. At the outer edge of the base plate 13 is formed an upstanding or outstanding gage plate 15, the plane of which is at right-angles to the plane ofthe paper table. The inner face of this plate constitutes a contact face against which a side edge of the work sheet may be squared,

to `accurately introducethe sheet into the machine and properly position it lengthwise ofthe platen. T he plate 15 1s extended upwardly and rearwardly beyond the plate 13V and over the portion G of the paper table to form an arm 16. This arm is thickened or reinforced at its end by a piece of sheet. metal`17, which is brazed or otherwise secured to one side of the arm 1li and conforms at itsedges to the edges of said arm. This provides additional stock at the end portion of the arm 16, to enable a pivot pin 18 to be effectively riveted thereto at 19. rThe pivotpin 18 is thus fixed to the member 12, and projects laterally from one side of the arm 16 and into the bearing sleeve 11. The pivot is held against withdrawal from the bearing sleeve by a headed screw ,20,

Vthe stem of which is received in a tapped opening in the outer end of the pivot pin, and the head of which overlaps the outer' end of the sleeve 11. The paper controlling member is thus mounted on the slide 9*-10 for adjustment therewith along the guide 7 and longitudinally of the paper table and platen, and also is mounted for rotative movement independently of the slide on the pivot 18, into and out of operative position, or 'toward and away from the paper table, as shown in Fig. 5. In this view the operative position ofthe gage is shown in full lines, whereas the inoperative position is shown in dotted lines.

I have provided means for locking or firmly holding the slide in the position to which itmay be adjusted, and hence for preventing an adjustment of the gage along the paper table so long as it is down in working position. Thus, it will be seen that the slide 9-10 provided with an opening 21 which is adapted to receive a contact shoe or engaging member 22. This shoe `may extend' through the opening'and `bear at its lower-face against the bottom of the guide 7. The contact device 22 is preferably7 a sheet metal disk, riveted at 23 to a leafspring 24, which in turnis riveted orotherwise secured at one end, as at 25, to the base 9 of the slide. The free end of this leaf-spring extends'beneath thearm 16 of the side edge gage 12, and is arranged for cooperation therewith and .for actuation thereby. From an inspection of Fig. 5 it thelshoe 22'out of engagement or contact with the guide 7; thus leaving the slide free to be adjusted to any desired position longitudinally of the paper table and platen (see Fig. 4l). It will be observedthat at this time the gage is maintained out of contact with the paper table, and hence that no part of the paper table can be marred by rubbing engagement therewith during the adjustment of the'slide and the side edge gage carried thereby. When the slide has been moved to bring the paper gage to the position where it is to be used,the.gage Vis then swung down from the dotted line or inoperative position to the full line or operative position shown in Fig. 5. The'effectof this is to bring the corner 27 of the .arm 16 against thefree end of the spring24 and. the gage, acting as a lever, detlects thespring against its tension, and forces the contact shoe into engagement with the lbottom of the guide `7, as represented in Figs. 3 and 5. This firmly clamps the slide to the guide 7 and preventsan adjustment of the `slide along the guide. From an inspection of F 5 it will be observed that the corner 27 constitutes an actuating member or cam, which acts to move down or cam the con tact shoe 22 ,to the llocking position as the gage `is moved to the operative position. It will also be `understood that the point of contact between the corner 127r and spring-24, `is to the rear of the pivotal axis of the gage when Vthe latter is inthe operative position, from which itfollows that the spring also exerts its force to retain the gage in `its operative position. justment of the gage alongthe paper table cannot be vagain effected until the gageis moved to the dotted line position represented in Fig. 5, where it isout of contact with the paper table. "The pivotal movement of the gage to such positionV autematically effects a release of thelocking means and the gage is free for further adjustment. The locking ofthe slide and the release' thereof is thus automatically brought about by the independent movementsof thegage on the slide. SinceV the operator is compelled to f move the gage.

away from the paper table before an adjustment of the gage longitudinally of the platen can be effected, it will thus be seen the paper table cannot be scratched or marred during such adjustment.

F rom an inspection of Fig. 5 it will be seen that thereis a slight depression 28 in the paper table to receive the backwardly turned or curvedlower end 14 of the baseplate 13. By this arrangementa sheet cannot pass upwardly beneath the base' plate 13, when the platen is turned backwardly, or when a sheet is introduced from the front side of the'platen I have referred herein to a single side edge gage, which in the present instance is shown arranged for use at the left-hand end portion of the paper table.` While I have shown only one gage, it will be understood that two such gages may be employed, the gages at opposite end portions of the paper table being the same except that they are reversed. It will be understood, moreover, that the guide 7 extending as it does the entire length of the paper table enables either or both of the gages to be adjusted throughout, or substantially throughout the length of the paper table and platen. v

By carrying the guide 7 on the portion 6 of the paper table said guide,`while it is mounted on the front face of the paper table, is nevertheless arranged out of the path of the paper supported on the'base plate 13 andron the mainA body portion of the paper table. Therefore, the guide will not obstructor interfere with a work sheet in the machine evenvwhen a comparatively short sheet is fed backwardly therein. The contact shoe or lockingelement is movable toward and away from the axis of the pivot 18 and toward and away from the surface of the member Z with which it coacts ina direction at substantially right angles to the plane of suchsurface. `This enables a tenacious grip to be effected between the contact shoe Vand the guide by the leverage or camming-action exerted by the gage. The effect therefore of the camming action of the gage on the contact shoe, when the gage is moved to the operative position, is such that the slide and gage cannot be displaced from the position to which they are adjusted Vu ntil the locking means are re-` leased by throwing the gage to the released position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5.

lVhile I have described one form of paper controlling'device, gage, or member 12, it should be understood that the invention is vapplicable to other `forms of paper controlling devices or gages and that various modifications may be madewithout departing from the scope of my invention.

vWhat I claiinas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 'z- 1 `l. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a paper controlling device carried by and mounted forbodily adjustment along said paper table and for pivotal movement thereon around a pivot that is also bodily adjustable along said table with said controlling device, the axis of the pivot being parallel to the plane of the paper table, said device being fixed against movement on the paper table in any other direction, and means controlled by said pivotal movements of the controlling device for locking it against bodily adjustment along the paper table and for freeing it to afford such bodily adjustment. l

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a paper gage mounted for movement in but two directions, one a bodily adjustment or` movement parallel with the axis of the platen, and the other a movement into` and out of operative position toward and from the axisof the platen, and locking means controlled wholly `by said last mentioned movements of the gage for locking it against bodily adjustment parallel with the axis of the platen and for releasing the gage for such bodily adjustment, the mere movements of the gage to operative position locking the gage, and the mere movement of the gage to inoperative position freeing it for bodily adjustment, said lockingmeans including a locking element that moves toward and away from the surface with which it co-acts in a direction at substantially right angles to the plane of such surface.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a guide with under-cut sides, a slide loosely fitted in said guide and bodily adjustable therealong, a paper controlling member carried by said slide for bodily adjustment therewith and also mounted for independent pivotal movement on the slide, and means controlled by the pivotal movement of said paper controlling member for locking the slide against movement along said guide.

4. `Ina typewriting machine, the combi nation of a paper table, a guide, a slide adjustable along the guide b ut fixed against other movement relatively. thereto, a locking device coperativev with the guide to lock the slide in its adjusted position, a paper lcontrolling member carried by said slide lfor bodily adjustment therewith and also mounted thereon for independent movement toward and away from the paper table Vat right angles to the plane thereof, and means by which the said independent movement of said paper controlling member is rendered effective to control the engagement and disengagement of said locking device.

5.111 a typewriting machine, the combinationof a platen, a slide, a paper controlling member carried by said slide and vso i ci

mounted for independent movement thereon only in a `plane at right angles to the axis of the platen, and means controlled wholly by the independent movement of said paper controlling memberfor looking the slide against displacement from-the-position to which it has been adjusted.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a slide; a paper controlling member carried by said slide and mounted for independent movement thereon lonly in a plane at right angles to the axis .of the platen.; and means controlled by the independent movement of said paper controlling member for locking the slide against displacement from the position to which it'has been adjusted; said means comprising a spring released engaging device that` is forced into engagement to lock the slide wholly by the independent movement of the paper controlling member in one direction and which is released from engagement wholly by the independent movement of said member'in the opposite direction.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a guide secured'thereto, a-slide thereon, a paper controlling member carried by and also mounted for independent movement on said slide, a springreleased contact shoe carried by said slide and coperative with said guide to hold the slide against displacement from the position to which it has been adjusted along the guide, `and means controlled by the independent movements of said controlling member for controlling said contact shoe in its movements into and out of engagementV with the guide;

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a guide, a sheet metal slide arranged in said guide, a paper controlling member pivoted to said slide for movement independently thereof, a leaf-spring secured to said slide, a device carried by said leafspring and coperative with the guide to lock the slide in its adjusted position, and means carried by said paper controlling member and cooperative with said spring for' controlling the movements of said device into and out of engagement with said guide. e

9; In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a guide carried thereby,a slide mounted for adjustment along said guide but fixed against other movement relatively thereto, a side edge gage carried by-said slide and pivoted for independent movement thereon in a plane at right angles to the plane of the paper table, an engaging device carried by said slide and cooperative with said guide to lock the slide against displacement from the position to which it is adjusted, and an actuating member carried by said gage and controlled wholly by the pivotalmovement thereof to force the engaging device into engagement with said guide.

10. In a typewriting machine, the coinbination of a paper table having its upper end portion bent backwardly at an angle to the mainbody portion of the paper table, a guide on thefront face of said upper end portion where it is maintained out of the path of paper supported'by the main body portion of the table, and a paper controllin member connected for adjustment along said guide.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table having the upper end portion thereof arranged 'in a Yplane which is at a dierent angle to the plane of the main body portion of the paper table by which paper is directed to 4the platen, a

guide supported on the front face of the paper table at said upper end portion thereof and in the rear of the plane of the main body portion of the table where it is out of the path of paper supported by said main body portion, and a `paper controlling device carried by said guide and adapted to extend therefrom down to the main body portion of the paper table.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table; a paper gage having an up and down swinging motion only; and lockingmeans comprising a fiat spring disconnected from but adaptedto be actuated-and controlled by said paper gage as the latter is swung up and down, and comprisingalso a co-acting surface to which is transmitted the pressure'exerted on said spring when actuated by the swinging down motion of said gage; the swinging up motion of said gage operating to relieve said surface of the pressure of said spring.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of `a paper table, a paper gage `that swings only up and down, and locking means actuated by the movements of said paper gage, said locking means comprising a spring which is flexed when the gage is swungdown to working position, and which is released vwhen the gage is swung up to non-working position; the construction being such that when the paper gage is up it is ineffective and may be adjusted laterally, but when it is down it is locked in working position through pressure exerted on said spring.

111. .In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a lever-like paper controlling member movable into `and out `of operative position, and a locking member separate and vdistinct from and mounted independently of said paper controlling member and controlled in its movement into and out of locking engagement by a leverage action of the paper controlling member thereon.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a Saper tablea lever-like paper gage mounte on the paper table for movement into and out of operative position and for bodily adjustment along the paper table, and a locking member separate and distinct from and mounted independently of said paper gage and controlled in its movement into and out of locking engagement by the leverage action oi said paper gage, a movement of the gage to operative position moving the locking member into locking engagement to lock the gage against bodily adjustment along the paper table and a movement of the gage to inoperative position releasing the locking member to enable a bodily adjustment of the gage along the paper table to be eiiected.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a guide, a slide, a spring mounted solely thereon, a pressure device co-acting therewith, a paper gage pivoted to the slide and having a part adapted to tension the spring and apply pressure therethrough to the guide when the gage is turned down to working position, whereby the slide and the gage are held against sliding movement.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a guide, a slide, a spring and a pressure device mounted wholly on said slide, an independent paper gage pivoted to the slide and having a part adapted to flex said spring and therethrough force said pressure device against a companion surface when the gage is turned down to working position.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a swinging paper gage provided with a cam, and a movable pressure device acted upon by said cam to lock the gage when swung to operative position.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a pivoted paper gage, and an independent springacting pressure device arranged to be acted upon by the pivotal end or heel of the paper gage.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a pivoted paper gage having a square corner at its pivotal end, and locking means comprising a spring adapted to be acted on by said corner to lock the gage when swung to operative position and to unlock it when swung to inoperative position.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a pivoted gage terminating at its pivotal end in two straight edges at right angles to each other, and a slide carrying a spring and a pressure device to be acted on by said straight edges.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper table, a slide, means for confining the slide to rectilinear movements, a gage pivoted to said slide to move up and down independently of any movement of said slide, and clamping means mounted wholly on said slide and adapted to be actuated by said pivoted gage.

Signed at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer, and State of New York, this 15th day of December, A. D. 1916.

GEORGE A. SEIB.

Witnesses:

MARY C. GLEAsoN, CLARENCE M. SLAWSON.

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